SPORT IN BRIEF

■ CRICKET T20 BLAST — NORTH GROUP: Grace Road, Durham 184-8 (20 overs),

Leicestershire 130 (17.5 overs, Coughlin 4-15). Durham (2pts) won by 54 runs. Edgbaston, Birmingham 207-3 (16 overs, Stirling 119, Hain 66no), Northants 81 (14.2 overs, Briggs 3-21, Lintott 3-19). Birmingham (2pts) won by 125 runs (DL Method). SOUTH GROUP: Radlett, Middlesex 229-9 (20 overs, Eskinazi 87), Gloucestershire 199-9 (20 overs). Middlesex (2pts) won by 30 runs. Hove, Sussex 150-6 (20 overs, Mohammad Rizwan 81no), Glamorgan 153-3 (18.5 overs, Northeast 63*). Glamorgan (2pts) won by seven wkts. ■ CYCLING

GIRO D’ITALIA — Stage 18 (Borgo Valsugana to Treviso, 152km): 1 D De Bondt (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 3h 21m 21s. Overall: 1 R Carapaz (Ecu) INEOS Grenadiers 76h 41m 15s, 2 J Hindley (A) BORA-hansgrohe +3s, 3 M Landa (Sp) Bahrain Victorious +1m 05s, 4 V Nibali (It) Astana Qazaqstan Team +5:48, 5 P Bilbao (Sp) Bahrain Victorious +6:19. ■ DARTS

PREMIER LEAGUE (Newcastle) — Quarter Finals: J Clayton (Wal) bt G Anderson (Sco) 6-5, J Cullen (Eng) bt P Wright (Sco) 6-4, M Smith

(Eng) bt M van Gerwen (Hol) 6-4, G Price (Wal) bt J Wade (Eng) 6-4. ■ GOLF DUTCH OPEN (Cromvoirt) — 1st Rnd: 65 — J Luiten (Hol); 66 — R Hoejgaard (Den); E Pepperell (GB); 67 — V Perez (F); A Pavan (It); M Korhonen (Fin); M Schneider (G). ■ TENNIS FRENCH OPEN — Men’s 2nd rnd: (8) C Ruud (Nor) bt E Ruusuvuori (Fin) 6-3 6-4 6-2; D Goffin (Bel) bt (24) F Tiafoe (US) 3-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 6-4; (12) H Hurkacz (Pol) bt M Cecchinato (It) 6-1 6-4 6-2; M Ymer (Swe) bt (29) D Evans (GB) 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3; (4) S Tsitsipas (Gre) bt Z Kolar (Cz) 6-3 7-6 (10-8) 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (9-7); (7) A Rublev (Rus) bt F Delbonis (Arg) 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3; (11) J Sinner (It) bt R Carballes Baena (Sp) 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3; (20) M Cilic (Cro) bt M Fucsovics (Hun) 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3; (2) D Medvedev (Rus) bt L Djere (Ser) 6-3 6-4 6-3. Women’s Singles 2nd rnd: (1) I Swiatek (Pol) bt A Riske (US) 60 6-2; Q Zheng (Chn) bt (19) S Halep (Rom) 2-6 6-2 6-1; (11) J Pegula (US) bt A Kalinina (Ukr) 6-1 5-7 6-4; I

Begu (Rom) bt (30) E Alexandrova (Rus) 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-4; L Jeanjean (F) bt (8) K Pliskova (Cz) 6-2 6-2; (3)

P Badosa Gibert (Sp) bt K Juvan (Slo) 7-5 3-6 6-2; (22) M Keys (US) bt C Garcia (F) 6-4 7-6 (7-3); (16) E

Rybakina (Kaz) bt K Volynets (US) 6-4 6-0; S Rogers (US) bt (9) D Collins (US) 6-4 6-3; (20) D Kasatkina (Rus) bt F Contreras Gomez (Mex) 6-0 6-3; (7) A Sabalenka (Blr) bt M Brengle (US) 6-1 6-3. ■ TODAY’S ACTION CRICKET — T20 Blast - North Group: Derbyshire v Warwickshire (Derby, 7.0), Lancs v Yorkshire (Emirates Old Trafford, 6.30), Northants v Durham (Northampton, 6.30). Notts v Worcs (Trent Bridge, 6.30). South Group: Gloucs v Sussex (Bristol, 6.30). Hampshire v Middlesex (The Ageas Bowl, 7.0). Kent v Essex (Canterbury, 7.0). Surrey v Glamorgan (The Kia Oval, 6.30). RUGBY UNION — European Challenge Cup final: Lyon v Toulon (8.0).